June 2016 Council Meeting Agenda

The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's June 2016 meeting to be held Monday June 13, 2016 - Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Newark, Delaware.  

Meeting Venue: University of Delaware – Clayton Hall, 100 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, DE 19716, Telephone (302) 831-2998.

Lodging: Courtyard Newark, 400 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, DE 19716, Telephone (302) 737-0900.

Webinar:  For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/june2016/

Briefing Materials: Briefing documents and presentations will be posted on the June 2016 Council Meeting page as they become available.

Agenda

Open PDF Agenda

Monday, June 13th

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee

  • Fishing activities that impact habitat – draft policy document
  • Review input from Advisory Panel
  • Provide comments/revisions to draft document
  • Other Committee updates

Tuesday, June 14th

9:00 a.m. Council Convenes

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Specifications, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole

  • Review fishery performance and 2017 specifications
  • Review butterfish cap operation
  • Review butterfish/longfin squid mesh information

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. River Herring/Shad, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole

  • Review cap operation and management progress
  • Review “Stock in the Fishery” white paper outline

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Squid Capacity Amendment

  • Review Action Plan

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Climate Change and Mid-Atlantic Fisheries
Jon Hare – NOAA Fisheries
Malin Pinsky – Rutgers University

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. BOEM’s Renewable Energy Activities
Brian Hooker - BOEM

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mid Atlantic Ocean Data Portal Presentation
Jay Odell – Nature Conservancy

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. eVTR Framework – Meeting 1
Andy Loftus – Loftus Consulting

Wednesday, June 15th

9:00 a.m. Council Convenes

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment

  • Review draft EA and select preferred mackerel alternatives for public hearings

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Law Enforcement Report

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
  • U.S. Coast Guard

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications

  • Develop recommendations for 2017 – 2018 specifications

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Blueline Tilefish 2017 Recreational Specifications/Possible Reconsideration

  • Consider alternatives to proposed blueline tilefish recreational specifications

Thursday, June 16th

9:00 a.m. Council Convenes

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Business Session

  • Organization Reports
    • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
    • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    • NOAA Office of General Counsel
    • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Liaison Reports
    • New England Council
    • South Atlantic Council
    • Regional Planning Body
  • Executive Director's Report, Chris Moore
  • Science Report, Rich Seagraves
  • Committee Reports
    • Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee
    • SSC
  • Continuing and New Business